DIY Painted Chevron Bracelet

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Let me start by saying I had no clue if this pattern was chevron, tribal, triangles or just something random. Thanks to a few helpful Twitter friends I was informed that it is indeed chevron. A chevron pattern was my original plan but things that I concoct up in my brain do not always translate into what I had originally imagined...hello house decorating. Whole other story so anywhoo...

What you will need:

Strip of leather (found at Michaels)

Some kind of closure. I used button snaps

Paint brush

Acrylic paint

Scissors

Blue painters tape

Decide how wide you want your bracelet and cut the leather accordingly.

Cut out thin triangle strips like above and place evenly spaced along the leather strip.

Paint the strip of leather.

Wait about 20 minutes until the paint is dry (I am so impatient so this was hard) and remove the blue tape to reveal the pattern.

Attach the button closure.

Such a fun little accessory to make! Plus, the whole project only cost me $5 (cost of leather) since I had everything else.

On a side note: It is the first day of December, which means....I am going to eat the first piece of chocolate in our advent calendar :)

*Update my husband just got nosy and wanted to see what I was giggling about while I was typing...bummer we have to split the chocolate now :(

First: Lindsay I love this idea...it came out so cute (and cheap, big in my book). Second when I read the part about the chocolate and you giggling to yourself with excitement about it, I burst into laughter. Totally know that feeling. Hope it was tasty even if you had to share! ;)

What a fun and cute idea. Gosh you just have the best ideas out there and I absolutely love reading your blog. I keep coming back to get to read your tips on skin care or whatever else you have in mind.